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JVP may stand for: Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, People's Liberation Front, a Sri Lankan communist political party Jerusalem Venture Partners, an Israeli-American
JVP
Armed revolt in Sri Lanka
1987–1989 JVP insurrection, also known as the 1988–1989 revolt, was an armed revolt in Sri Lanka led by the Marxist–Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) against
1987–1989_JVP_insurrection
Political party in Sri Lanka
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; lit. 'People's Liberation Front', PLF) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formerly
Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna
Armed revolt in Ceylon
The 1971 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) insurrection (also known as the 1971 Revolt) was the first of two unsuccessful armed revolts conducted by the
1971_JVP_insurrection
President of Sri Lanka since 2024
Socialist Students Union, the student wing of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) as a student when the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was signed in 1987 and engaged
Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake
American Jewish anti-Zionist advocacy group
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP; Hebrew: קוֹל יְהוּדִי לַשָּׁלוֹם, romanized: Qōl Yəhūḏī la-Ššālōm) is an American anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian solidarity
Jewish_Voice_for_Peace
Blood pressure in a vein of the neck
The jugular venous pressure (JVP, sometimes referred to as jugular venous pulse) is the indirectly observed pressure over the venous system via visualization
Jugular_venous_pressure
Sri Lankan politician (born 1956)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and a founding member of the NPP. Silva has played a significant role in shaping the JVP's policies and strategies, particularly
Tilvin_Silva
Topics referred to by the same term
1971 JVP insurrection, the first attempt by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna to overthrow the Sri Lankan government. 1987–1989 JVP insurrection, the second
JVP_Insurrection
Sri Lankan politician and revolutionary (1943–1989)
political activist, revolutionary, and founder of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; transl. People's Liberation Front). Wijeweera led the party in two unsuccessful
Rohana_Wijeweera
International venture capital firm
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) is an international venture capital firm founded in 1993. The fund specializes in investments in startup companies and
Jerusalem_Venture_Partners
Sri Lankan politician and former JVP leader (1943–2016)
described as a strategic leader who socialized the ideological struggle of the JVP into socialism through the nationalist struggle to save the country from
Somawansa_Amarasinghe
Political party in Sri Lanka
Swap Austerity Capitalism for "Marxism"?" – Foreign Policy in Focus". ""JVP-led NPP believes in a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist
National_People's_Power
The following is a list of notable assassinations of the Second JVP Insurrection, most of which were carried out by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or by
List of assassinations of the Second JVP Insurrection
List_of_assassinations_of_the_Second_JVP_Insurrection
Sri Lankan police officer
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and its subversion activities during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection when he was gundown by an JVP hitmen in Battaramulla on
Terrence_Perera
Sri Lankan politician
A longstanding member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Rathnayake is member of the JVP Politburo, a national executive member of National People's
Bimal_Rathnayake
Sri Lankan politician and JVP Education secretary (1957–1989)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during the notorious 1987–1989 insurrection. He was the third unofficial leader of the JVP's second insurgency after Wijeweera
D._M._Ananda
Sri Lankan politician
leader of the Jantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during the 1987–1989 insurrection. Not a prominent figure during the JVP's 1971 insurrection, Gamanayake emerged
Upatissa_Gamanayake
notable attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a Sri Lankan Marxist-Leninist, communist group. List of attacks attributed
List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
List_of_attacks_on_civilians_attributed_to_the_Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna
Israeli venture capitalist
Chairman of the global venture capital firm Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) and Margalit StartUp City. He is also the founder of two non-profit organizations
Erel_Margalit
Political party in Sri Lanka
allies of Fonseka and of the following parties Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Democratic National Front Democratic United National Front People's Tamil
Democratic National Alliance (Sri Lanka)
Democratic_National_Alliance_(Sri_Lanka)
Political activist in Sri Lanka
Lankan-Australian politician. He is a former JVP leader and political activist in Sri Lanka who later split from the JVP to form the Frontline Socialist Party
Premakumar_Gunaratnam
Sri Lankan politician and third leader of JVP (1958–1990)
leader. He was a member of the JVP party in the period 1983-1990. He was known to be appointed as the third leader of the JVP after Rohana Wijeweera and Saman
Lalith_Wijerathna
list of notable people assassinated by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). JVP is a Sri Lankan Marxist-Leninist, communist party which was involved in
List of people assassinated by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
List_of_people_assassinated_by_the_Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna
Second leader and military commander of JVP
insurrection in Sri Lanka, the JVP's military wing also known as Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya (DJV). His position in the JVP as the military commander was
Saman_Piyasiri_Fernando
Political party in Sri Lanka
which was formed by ten JVP parliamentarians led by Wimal Weerawansa, as a breakaway group of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). The NFF commenced political
Jathika_Nidahas_Peramuna
Sri Lankan academic
1983 to 1984. Professor Wijesundera was assassinated by the JVP hitmen during the 1987–89 JVP Insurrection. Born in Kandy, He was educated at Trinity College
Stanley_Wijesundera
of the Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) and the first (1971) and second JVP insurrections (1987–1989). A common definition of terrorism is the systematic
Terrorism_in_Sri_Lanka
Palestinian activist and student
held by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) at the steps of Low Memorial Library on November 9, 2023, Mahdawi told his
Mohsen_Mahdawi
Austrian politician (born 1994)
May 2021 she has been the federal chairwoman of the Young People's Party (JVP). On 3 March 2025 she became Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and
Claudia_Bauer
Sri Lankan politician and JVP military leader (1954–1989)
political activist who was killed by army forces. He was a member of the JVP party in the period 1983–1989. He was born on 24 June 1954, in Medawachchiya
H._B._Herath
Sri Lankan broadcaster, lyricist (1947–1989)
assassinated during the 1987–89 JVP Insurrection at the age of 42 by armed movement of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). De Alwis was born on 3 June 1947
Premakeerthi_de_Alwis
Medical condition
paradoxical rise in jugular venous pressure (JVP) on inspiration, or a failure in the appropriate fall of the JVP with inspiration. It can be seen in some
Kussmaul's_sign
Agriculture Minister of Sri Lanka since 2024
parliament for Anuradhapura District from 2001 to 2010. Lalkantha joined the JVP, having completed its five classes orientation programme as a student, and
K._D._Lalkantha
Combined military forces of Sri Lanka
it ill-prepared for the insurgency launched by the Marxist JVP in April 1971. The 1971 JVP Insurrection saw Ceylon Armed Forces mobilising for combat
Sri_Lanka_Armed_Forces
allegedly by the armed cadres affiliated to Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a Marxist–Leninist political party in Sri Lanka. In the late 1980s, the
1989 Temple of the Tooth attack
1989_Temple_of_the_Tooth_attack
Blood vessel that drains the head
pressure, or JVP. This is normally viewed with the patient at 45 degrees turning his/her head slightly away from the observer. The JVP can be raised
Internal_jugular_vein
Sri Lankan politician (1951-1990)
the list of candidates of JVP at the Colombo Municipal Council elections. Bandara was a key leader of the unsuccessful JVP insurrection during 1987−1989
Shantha_Bandara
personnel, who were engaged in duty during the Sri Lankan Civil War and JVP insurrections. A number of terrorists attacks have occurred in Sri Lanka
List of non-state terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka
List_of_non-state_terrorist_incidents_in_Sri_Lanka
President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993
poor, common man, his handling of the country's two civil conflicts, the JVP insurrection and the Sri Lankan civil war, have been heavily criticised.
Ranasinghe_Premadasa
1989 murder in Colombo, Sri Lanka
a result and the JVP was banned as a political party. However, in 1977, Prime Minister J. R. Jayewardene released the arrested JVP leaders after Jayewardene's
Assassination of Vijaya Kumaratunga
Assassination_of_Vijaya_Kumaratunga
Campaign by Jewish Voice for Peace
Israeli security forces. Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) launched the Deadly Exchange campaign in June 2017. JVP describes the campaign as "a group of multiracial
Deadly_Exchange
Sri Lankan politician and JVP Publicity Head (1948–1989)
by army forces. He was the Head of Publicity Division and a member of the JVP party in the period 1970–1989. He was also known as Sena, Vane, Gune Aiya
Gunaratne_Wanasinghe
election was held amidst both the Sri Lankan civil war and the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection. Voter turnout was only 55%, substantially lower than the previous
1988 Sri Lankan presidential election
1988_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election
Political party in Sri Lanka
Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; National Liberation Front) was a far-right political party in Sri Lanka formed in 1957 by K. M. P. Rajaratne and his wife
Jathika_Vimukthi_Peramuna
Coalition of student groups at Columbia University
chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), the coalition was announced at a rally at the Columbia University sundial
Columbia University Apartheid Divest
Columbia_University_Apartheid_Divest
Political party in Sri Lanka
by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in 2004. The agreement was the result of a year's negotiations between the
United People's Freedom Alliance
United_People's_Freedom_Alliance
Sri Lankan politician and JVP Education secretary (1949–1989)
killed by army forces. He was the Education Secretary and a member of the JVP party in the period 1970–1989. He was also known as Perera, Liyanage and
Nandathilaka_Galappaththi
Sri Lankan revolutionary and politician
(1944 - 2014) was a Sri Lankan revolutionary and politician. A JVP leader of the 1971 JVP insurrection, Jayasinghe was later elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament
Athula_Nimalasiri_Jayasinghe
1987 political assassination in Sri Lanka
three others during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection. The attack was attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Harsha Deva Abeywardena (c. 1950
Assassination of Harsha Abeywardena
Assassination_of_Harsha_Abeywardena
Guevara clique and the arrest of JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera; the police failed to gauge scale and magnitude of the JVP insurrection which was launched
Sri Lankan intelligence agencies
Sri_Lankan_intelligence_agencies
2025 arrest of Palestinian student in U.S.
held by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) at the steps of Low Memorial Library on November 9, 2023, Mahdawi told his
Detention_of_Mohsen_Mahdawi
Sri Lankan politician (1962–2026)
full-time. He was a key organizer of the JVP during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection. Gunathilake continued to work for JVP until 2004, where he was a member of
Nandana_Gunathilake
Paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka
Piyasiri Fernando, Keerthi Vijayabahu, the DJV was a military branch of the JVP. The movement was divided into regional sectors based on urban cities. The
Deshapremi_Janatha_Vyaparaya
Sri Lankan politician
Lankan politician and long-time member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). He was appointed as a National List Member of Parliament in 2024 under
Upali_Samarasinghe
Country in South Asia
Lanka to stabilise the region by neutralising the LTTE. The same year, the JVP launched its second insurrection in Southern Sri Lanka, necessitating redeployment
Sri_Lanka
Attacks on villages in Sri Lanka
sympathetic to the JVP. When the JVP killed servicemen or their families, vigilante squads, made up of off-duty policemen and soldiers, would kill JVP members and/or
1989_Kandy_massacre
Sri Lankan politician
to 1987. He was assassinated by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during the second JVP insurrection. After being elected in the 1977 general election
Jinadasa_Weerasinghe
Sri Lankan businessman
LankaSri, Cineulagam, Manithan, IBC Tamil, LBC Tamil, Viduppu, Canadamirror, JVP News websites and own fair share of Tamil Media empire.[citation needed]
Baskaran_Kandiah
Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989
Amendment Thirteenth Amendment Women 1988 Maldives coup attempt 1987–1989 JVP insurrection Sri Lankan civil war at Wiktionary Source texts at Wikisource
Rajiv_Gandhi
Retrieved March 3, 2024. Jewish Voice for Peace Action [@JvpAction] (March 4, 2024). "JVP Action endorses "uncommitted" in the remaining Democratic presidential
2024 Colorado Democratic presidential primary
2024_Colorado_Democratic_presidential_primary
Sri Lankan politician and JVP secretary (1948–1989)
killed by army forces. He was the organising secretary and a member of the JVP party in the period 1970–1989. He was also known as Dibba, Sudu Mama and
Piyadasa_Ranasinghe
Village in Istria, Croatia
hectares (30 acres) burned by the time it was put out at 20:22 by JVP Rovinj, JVP Pula, DVD Kanfanar, DVD Rovinjsko Selo 1982 and DVD Bale. According
Krmed
Sri Lankan writer (1949–2025)
of the inquiry. During his imprisonment he abandoned the doctrine of the JVP as well as that of Marxism. While rejecting the doctrine of violence he became
Victor_Ivan
Lanka was embroiled in two JVP insurrections and a civil war for more than two decades. The repression of the second JVP revolution in Southern Sri Lanka
Human_rights_in_Sri_Lanka
Sri Lankan politician
joined the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during its second insurrection and wrote articles in Lakdiva and Hiru, pro-JVP periodicals. He was known by various
Wimal_Weerawansa
Electoral district in Sri Lanka
Vidyathilaka Vipulaguna (SLPF-JVP), 1,791 pv. Janith Vipulaguna (SLPF-JVP) resigned and was replaced by Nihal Galappaththi (SLPF-JVP). Results of the 3rd presidential
Hambantota_Electoral_District
Town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
neighbouring tea estates. As part of the 1971 JVP insurrection, the police station in Deniyaya was captured by JVP insurgents on the 5th of April, 1971. The
Deniyaya
Election in Sri Lanka
giving it a majority in parliament. 16 June 2005: Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) (39 MPs) quits UPFA. 25 January 2006: Four United National Party MPs join
2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
2010_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election
After defeating the insurgency led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in 1971, the Sri Lanka Armed Forces were confronted with a new conflict, this
List of military operations of the Sri Lankan civil war
List_of_military_operations_of_the_Sri_Lankan_civil_war
Sri Lankan general (1943–2021)
Coordinating Officer of the North Central Province during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection and Commissioner General for Rehabilitation. Born to Mendis
Ananda_Weerasekara
Sri Lankan medical doctor and soldier
vice president of the World Veterans Federation. He was assassinated by the JVP during the 1971 Insurrection. Born to Dr Marceline de Costa and Lilia De
Rex_De_Costa
Sri Lankan politician and military leader of JVP (1958–1990)
was a Sri Lankan politician and militant leader. He was a member of the JVP party in the period 1978–1989 and leader of the National Center for Workers'
P._R._B._Wimalarathna
Paramilitary in Sri Lanka
paramilitary group in Sri Lanka. It was mainly active during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection, where it was one of the main anti-communist paramilitaries
Eagles_of_the_Central_Hills
2022 studio album by Simple Plan
Zakk Cervini – producer, mixing Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (track 10) Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen – producer, mixing (track 6), engineering Ted Jensen – mastering
Harder_Than_It_Looks
Former paramilitary organisation in Sri Lanka
which operated sometime between 1988 and 1990 during the height of the 1989 JVP insurrection. Formed by mostly Sinhalese under the leadership of UNP affiliated
Peoples Revolutionary Red Army
Peoples_Revolutionary_Red_Army
Sri Lankan aviator
Flying School, he joined Air Ceylon thereafter. In April 1971, during the JVP Insurrection he was arrested at the Ratmalana Airport by the police on accusations
Ravi_Jayewardene
Sri Lankan girl (killed 1971)
crowned Princess of the Year at a festival in Kataragama. On 5 April 1971, the JVP insurrection started. Kataragama was a center of insurgent activity. On 16
Premawathie_Manamperi
Air warfare branch of Sri Lanka's military forces
Royal Ceylon Air Force first went into combat in April 1971 when the Marxist JVP launched an island-wide insurrection on April 5. The Ceylon Armed Forces
Sri_Lanka_Air_Force
Former paramilitary group in Sri Lanka
government due to the ongoing JVP insurgency. The group was found guilty of a massacre in Eppawala, killing suspected JVP members and other civilians.
Black_Cat_group
Japanese diplomat and United Nations administrator (born 1931)
Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government. In the past, Akashi has met with JVP official Somawansa Amarasinghe. He ran for Governor of Tokyo in the election
Yasushi_Akashi
Naval component of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces
killed due to the second JVP insurrection from 1987 to 1990. 53 service personnel were killed and 323 were wounded in the first JVP insurrection from 1971
Sri_Lanka_Navy
chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), demanded that Columbia address Palestinian humanity, disinvest from Israel
Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus protests during the Gaza war
Columbia_University_pro-Palestinian_campus_protests_during_the_Gaza_war
Characterization of actions against Tamils in Sri Lanka as genocide
Amendment Thirteenth Amendment Women 1988 Maldives coup attempt 1987–1989 JVP insurrection Sri Lankan civil war at Wiktionary Source texts at Wikisource
Tamil_genocide
Polling Division in Sri Lanka
157 51.12% Other Parties (with < 1%) 995 2.01% 4,123 1.50% 176,679 2.09% JVP 701 1.42% 7,876 2.86% 343,927 4.08% Valid Votes 49,432 97.63% 275,339 97
Puttalam_Polling_Division
Polling Division in Sri Lanka
52.13% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 29,298 41.14% 202,621 42.18% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 1,914 2.69% 16,482 3.43% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,338 1
Ratnapura_Polling_Division
Political party in the Soviet Union
NWPP North Korea Pakistan Palestine Philippines CPP PKP-1930 Sri Lanka CPSL JVP FLSP Syria SCP (Bakdash) SCP (Unified) Tajikistan Vietnam Former parties
Bolshevik Platform of the CPSU
Bolshevik_Platform_of_the_CPSU
Village in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
the time it was localised at 18:07 and put out at 6:05 on the 27th by JVP Drniš, JVP Knin, IVP Šibenik, DVD Unešić and DVD Drniš with the help of a Canadair
Čavoglave
Sri Lankan military officer
Chief of Staff, Sri Lanka Army, Task Force Anti Illicit Immigration, 1st Battalion, Ceylon Light Infantry Conflicts World War II First JVP Insurrection
M._A._Jayaweera
Communist party in Nepal
NWPP North Korea Pakistan Palestine Philippines CPP PKP-1930 Sri Lanka CPSL JVP FLSP Syria SCP (Bakdash) SCP (Unified) Tajikistan Vietnam Former parties
Nepali_Communist_Party
Avila Chevalier". Indivisible. Retrieved May 22, 2026. @JvpAction (December 9, 2025). "Meet JVP Action's latest endorsed candidate for Congress: Darializa
2026 New York's 13th congressional district election
2026_New_York's_13th_congressional_district_election
Land force branch of the Sri Lankan armed forces
elements such as the JVP to politically support the LTTE in their call to evict the IPKF. This led to a second insurgency by the JVP, forcing the army to
Sri_Lanka_Army
JStreetPAC. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023. "Our 2024 Candidates". JVP Action. Retrieved April 22, 2024. "Candidates – Justice Democrats". Justice
2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania
Electoral district of Sri Lanka
Including JVP. Including the CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP. Including the SLFP. Including the SLFP, SLMC et al. Including the NSSP et al. Includung the SLFP, JVP. Including
Gampaha_Electoral_District
Physical examination test useful in diagnosing right ventricle dysfunction
ventricular failure. AJR is a test for measuring jugular venous pressure (JVP) through the distention of the internal jugular vein. A positive AJR test
Abdominojugular_test
Peramuna, a Sri Lankan communist party List of assassinations of the Second JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka), attributed to both the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Lists_of_murders
Preparation for insurrection
Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; People's Liberation Front). The attack was led by Keerthi Vijayabahu, as a preparation for the 1987-1989 JVP insurrection. The
Attack on the Pallekele detachment
Attack_on_the_Pallekele_detachment
University has been under suspension. The university stated that both the JVP chapter and Students for Justice in Palestine had breached university policies
International reactions to the Gaza war
International_reactions_to_the_Gaza_war
Polling Division in Sri Lanka
56.58% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 27,007 41.46% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 2,046 3.14% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 849 1.30%
Divulapitiya_Polling_Division
2010 single by Boys Like Girls
Additional musicians Brian Howes – backing vocals, guitar, keyboards Jay "JVP" Van Poederooyen – keyboards, percussion The Vancouver Mafia – backing vocals
Heart_Heart_Heartbreak
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